linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: meson-g12: add support for simplefb

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Message-ID: <7hmuehvgsv.fsf@baylibre.com>
Date:   Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:13:04 -0700
From:   Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
To:     Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>
Cc:     Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Maxime Jourdan <mjourdan@...libre.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: meson-g12: add support for simplefb

Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com> writes:

> SimpleFB allows transferring a framebuffer from the firmware/bootloader
> to the kernel, while making sure the related clocks and power supplies
> stay enabled.
>
> Add nodes for CVBS and HDMI Simple Framebuffers, based on the GXBB/GXL/GXM
> support at [1].
>
> [1] 03b370357907 ("arm64: dts: meson-gx: add support for simplef")
>
> Cc: Maxime Jourdan <mjourdan@...libre.com>
> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>
> ---
> This will be handled in the in-review U-Boot Video support for G12A at [1]
> and the simplefb handling code at [2] and simplefb removal in DRM driver at [3].

Nice!  This will help for the corner cases of the VPU power domain
handling.

Reviewed-by: Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>

Queuing for v5.5,

Thanks,

Kevin